rights of individuals with respect to the storage of personal data
social consequences of outdated or incorrect data stored in databases
social consequences of the release of sensitive data stored in databases
legislation on access and use of database information in different countries
responsibility for the security of data stored in databases from different perspectives, eg the developer, the user and the management of an organization
accountability for the negative social effects caused by insecure databases
ethical issues related to the collection and use of personal data
ethical issues related to the selling of data stored in databases
Databases
Table of Contents
From the ITGS Guide
Resources
Download OpenofficeOpenoffice Tutorials
Social and Ethical Issues
(spreadsheets and databases)Knowledge of Technology
Design and creation concepts:- Key terms: field, key field, record, search, query, sort, database management system, mail merge
- Flat file database versus relational database
- Paper files versus electronic files
- Data redundancy and data integrity
- Updating data
Storage and access concepts:- Data transfer between a database and a spreadsheet
- Search and use of the Boolean operators (AND, OR, and NOT)
- Data mining/data matching
Presentation concepts:Resources